I’m sure you’ve heard of Blofeld, Goldfinger and Dr No, right? Well these evil villains and adversaries of Her Majesty’s most famous secret agent had one thing in common: their devious plans for world domination, complete with all the facts and figures, always featured on oversized screens. Even if world
Why Gartner is "wrong" and the Internet of things hype won’t drop. Internet of things, IoT, connected cars, Industry 4.0, Insurance 4.0, smart factories, smart homes, smart cities, smart police, smart banking, smart grid, smart … where will it end? If there’s one thing the Internet of things isn’t short
By guest-author Dan Jacobsson, Business Developer at Knowit Decision Stockholm Whatever role you have working with SAS products and solutions, SAS® Global Forum is the highlight of the year. This year´s event was my second one and I looked forward to experience it again, this time in Las Vegas, a
As with all early-stage markets, customers interested in monetising IoT are hungry for examples of compelling use cases. Over the past six weeks, my colleagues and I have been exchanging views with IoT deployment leads across EMEA, and from the healthcare respondents, found the following real-life examples. These are hospital-centric examples,
There has been plenty of discussion about how the Internet of Things (IoT) will change healthcare. Most of it, though, has either been in the realms of fantasy, or based on wearables and their potential to improve health, rather than healthcare. The conversation has not really been helpful in terms of
I read somewhere that you should not be afraid to take a leap when necessary – because you cannot cross a gulch in two small steps. A former British Prime minister named David Lloyd George said this and I believe the same about how organizations often think of change. What
Regular readers will now be familiar with my recent musings about why and how Sports should embrace and engage with Analytics. While sports are an inspiration already, I’ve been struck by the parallels in objectives, challenges and outcomes with various manufacturing processes. Lately we have been thinking about the impact of
Knowledge come from various places, experience is one and analysis is another. We can either try, fail, learn, try, fail, learn and eventually do it right. We can also try to understand first and then make a decision. E.O. Wilson put it well: “We are drowning in information, while starving
What does keeping your pants clean and IoT have in common you may ask? Read on, there is a connection! IoT also known as the Internet of Things has been the hottest IT industry buzzword for the past couple of years. Also, it has been slated as the primary source
It has been a few weeks since SAS Global Forum in Las Vegas - however the buzz is still on! At this yearly Flagship event by SAS Institute, we experienced several interesting things and sessions, with many must-see presentations daily. Amongst the highlight was the launch of SAS® Viya and
